communicable

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /kəˈmjuːnɪkəbəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #58918

Meanings

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adj
readily communicated

Communicable ideas.

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Synonyms

expressible infective transmissible

Word family

Derived forms communicablenesscommunicablyintercommunicablenoncommunicableuncommunicable

Related forms communicability

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Phrases (1)

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communicable disease
an illness that can spread from one person to another

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Old French communicable, Latin communicabilis.

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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